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Asian heavyweights kick off Road to Russia

By Patrick Johnston

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SINGAPORE, June 10 (Reuters) - Asia's heavyweight nations kick off their World Cup campaigns in some unusual places over the next six days, with a qualification revamp putting the continent's minnows in line for some painful thrashings.